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CDU between elections: Northeastern deputy leader says Merz must leave office

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Tino Schomann, deputy leader of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s CDU, called for Chancellor Friedrich Merz to resign after the party’s poor result in Saxony-Anhalt.
  • Schomann criticized Merz’s public appearance and said the CDU should seek an internal replacement rather than hold a new federal election.
  • His comments come less than two weeks before Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s state election, where polls put the CDU at 8% to 10%, behind the AfD at 35%.

Tino Schomann, a senior CDU politician in northeastern Germany, says Friedrich Merz must give up the chancellorship after the party’s election defeat in Saxony-Anhalt. “He must get out of the chair, and someone else must get in,” Schomann told the German Press Agency.

Schomann, the deputy leader of the CDU in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and district administrator of Northwest Mecklenburg, sharply criticized Merz’s appearance with Saxony-Anhalt Premier Sven Schulze after Sunday’s election. “The press conference yesterday was simply terrible and not sincere,” he said.

He must get out of the chair, and someone else must get in.

· Tino SchomannThe CDU politician called for Chancellor Friedrich Merz to resign after the party’s defeat in Saxony-Anhalt.

The AfD won the Saxony-Anhalt election with 43.8% of the vote, while the CDU fell to 17.2%. Schomann said Merz lacked empathy and that voters no longer believed him. He also accused the chancellor of making administrative mistakes that were unworthy of his office. “He cannot get the country under control,” Schomann said.

The press conference yesterday was simply terrible and not sincere.

· Tino SchomannSchomann criticized Merz’s appearance with Saxony-Anhalt Premier Sven Schulze.

Schomann opposed a new election and instead called for an internal change of leadership. He named Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Bundestag President Julia Klöckner from the CDU, along with Bavarian Premier Markus Söder and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt from the CSU, as possible successors.

On cooperation with the AfD, Schomann said he needed to secure reliable conditions for his district under the existing parliamentary majorities. Political parties should argue over policies rather than labels, he said, adding that he spoke with every faction as long as it operated within the constitution. AfD voters should be heard rather than “defamed across the board,” he said.

He cannot get the country under control.

· Tino SchomannSchomann accused Merz of lacking empathy and making mistakes unworthy of a chancellor.

The remarks come about a week and a half before Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s state election on September 20. Experts warn that the CDU could record its worst result in the state’s history. Recent polls place it at 8% to 10%, while the AfD leads with 35%.

My task is to secure the most reliable possible conditions for the district under the existing majority conditions.

· Tino SchomannHe explained his approach to cooperation with political factions, including the AfD.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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